Beautiful very special rudraksha seed mala. From a Tibetan street market. Each string has 108 beads. Approx. 48 cm in length if you hold the mala and hang from your hand (so if it were one long string it would be 96 cm).

In Tibetan Buddhism 'mantras and chants are typically repeated hundreds or even thousands of times. The mala is used so that one can focus on the meaning or sound of the mantra rather than counting its repetitions. One repetition is usually said for each bead while turning the thumb clockwise around each bead.'

'The benefits of rudraksha beads are believed to provide good support for those who are constantly on the move and who eat and sleep in a variety of places. This is because it is claimed to create a cocoon of the wearer's own energy.'

Good quality. Very nice to use and difficult to find in NZ.

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